BORGOS, BRUCE

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ALLINGHAM, MARGERY & BYATT, A S (Intro) & BOSWELL, JAMES (Illus)

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McCARTHY, CORMAC

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POTIKI, ROMA

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PUBLISHER: IWA Associates 1992

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ELLIS, BRET EASTON

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PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1987

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MAIROWITZ, DAVID ZANE & CRUMB, ROBERT & APPIGNANESI, RICHARD (Ed)

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TUER, ANDREW W

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PUBLISHER: 1885. London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co. New York: Scribner & Welford

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WARDHAUGH, BENJAMIN

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CAMPBELL, DAVID

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PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1949

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BARFORD, SERIE

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CATULLUS & GREGORY, HORACE (Trans & Intro)

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PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1956

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MAGGIO, THERESA

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WINDSOR, JOYCE

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YUTANG, LIN

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PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1954

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SACKVILLE-WEST, EDWARD & BRITTEN, BENJAMIN (Orchestral Score) & MOORE, HENRY (Illus)

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LAN, AARON & CRUSE, ABBY et al

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SARTRE, JEAN-PAUL & WILLIAMS, FORREST (Trans & Intro)

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PUBLISHER: University of Michigan Press 1962

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ALLAN, ROSETTA

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HAINING, PETER (Ed)

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COCHRANE, GEOFF

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PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2007

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